Phrase guide

you got a mouse in your pocket

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used as a response to statements starting with "we," usually indicating the speaker does not want to be involved in the interlocutor's statements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, rhetoric, sarcastic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: you got a mouse in your purse

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the idea of another referent included in "we," besides the speaker, being invisible.